Tax Refund = Your Money

Today is the deadline for receiving many of the needed tax documents to start preparing your 2018 taxes, including W-2s and 1099-Rs.  So let's take a minute to talk about tax refunds. A tax refund is not free money.  It is your money that the government has been allowed to hold throughout the year without … Continue reading Tax Refund = Your Money

Are you a planner or a pantser?

Now that the Early Decision college apps are behind us, I can get down to the real business of November...writing!!!  (Did you think I was going to say financial planning?) For the last four years, our household has participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes writing a 50,000 word novel in … Continue reading Are you a planner or a pantser?